"icework" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: ice + work Etymology templates: {{com|en|ice|work}} ice + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} icework (uncountable)
  1. (geology) Glacier action. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-icework-en-noun-66XhVORi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. Art or building work using ice as a material. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-icework-en-noun-diUam1h1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

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          "ref": "1948, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, page 7",
          "text": "Many seedlings invaded this bar and, although moved about by the icework the next spring, were not all washed away. Sand caught by these plants built up the spit. No sand remained to add to the bottom of the bay beyond.",
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          "ref": "Nitehawk Interactive Games, Outcastia Campaign Setting Book II: Player's Guidebook (page 16)",
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